Haydn, Joseph : The Seasons

Joseph Haydnís oratorio ë The Seasonsí was composed directly after the first successful performances of ë The Creationí .
ëThe Seasonsí has however been greatly overshadowed by ë The Creationí for a long time and yet this work has far greater changes of style between popular Singspiel and great oratorio than ë The Creationí . ë The Seasonsí continues to impress and remains part of the core repertoire to the present with its overwhelming richness of musical character and its immense formal variety. Scarcely another oratorio is able to so captivate an audience with such variety.

– Urtext edition from the Complete Edition ë Joseph Haydn Worksí, published by G. Henle Verlag , Munich
– Duration: approx. 140 minutes